The Latest Breaking News from Africa

Items like cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers are running low after bad weather in Europe and Africa

Egypt is mobilizing efforts to support water and food security in Africa, calling on the international community to finance "climate adaptation" in the continent. The Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Swailem, met in Kenya with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, to…

Will Nigeria's two-party system tremble? Africa's most populous nation has known its share of bruising campaigns, but never since the 1999 return to democracy has there been a run-off in the presidential election. Now, in a nation where the average age is 18, could voters turn away from big tent…

TESCO and Aldi have joined Asda and Morrisons in introducing purchase limits on fresh produce ...

The Russian military has denied it's planning to test its new Zircon hypersonic missiles during naval drills off the coast of South Africa this week

Below-normal rainfall is expected over the next three months in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

The UK’s biggest supermarket is the latest to introduce customer limits on certain fresh produce to handle shortages.

To “read” the history of times before writing, scholars have traditionally used excavated evidence. Remains like dwellings, burials and pots can reveal a lot about how people lived long ago. In southern Africa, there is another archive to “read” too: rock art. Rock art is primarily a record of spiritual…

In 2015 the United Nations General Assembly adopted universal health coverage as one of the sustainable development goals. The aim of universal health coverage is to ensure that every person and community, irrespective of their circumstances, has access to the health services they need, at the time and place they…